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I love this ingenious and relevant reading of Theseus and Ariadne's story. I love Mary Oliver's treatment of the story in "The Return" (https://thesewaneereview.com/articles/the-return) *except* that her beautiful poem does not do justice to Ariadne. I appreciate that you keep the story going to Theseus' abominable choice to ditch her.

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I love Mary Oliver so much. Just you mentioning her makes me reach for one of her books.

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If you find her doing justice to jilted Ariadne, tip me off to the poem. Darned Theseus!

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Interesting essay. Enjoyed it thank you!

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Thanks so much!

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